Biography
Michael Hayes (3 April 1929 – 16 September 2014) was a British television director and newsreader.
As a young man, Hayes was an actor with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Later, he worked for the BBC in various roles, beginning as a studio manager for the World Service and working his way up to directing for television.
His most notable work was directing the hugely successful BBC drama adaptations of various Shakespeare plays, collectively entitled An Age of Kings, in 1960. Amongst Hayes's other credits, he directed three Doctor Who serials starring Tom Baker, including 1979's City of Death and also helmed the BBC's 1961 adaptation of A for Andromeda.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Crew
Crew Credits
Nice
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1984
Skorpion
Role: Director
TV • 1983
Tales from the Thousand and One Nights
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1981
A Christmas Carol
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1980
Doctor Who: City of Death
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1979
Prince Regent
Role: Director
TV • 1979
Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1979
Merry Christmas Doctor Who
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1978
Doctor Who: The Androids of Tara
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1978
All Creatures Great and Small
Role: Director
TV • 1978
Oil Strike North
Role: Director
TV • 1975
The Mikado
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1973
The Table
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1973
The Table
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1973
Mill Hill
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1972
Barlow
Role: Director
TV • 1971
Rest in Peace, Uncle Fred
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1970
The Promise
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1969
Take Three Girls
Role: Producer
TV • 1969
The Jazz Age
Role: Director
TV • 1968